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Daccus Turman

Class: Senior Hometown: Washington, Ga. High School: Washington County

Last College: Hargrave Military Height / Weight: 5-11 / 229 Position: RB Birthdate: 03/28/1983 Experience: 3VL Major: Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management

2005 Preseason >> Recognized as the team's Outstanding Running Back during spring practice ... Punishing runner can excel as a tailback and as a blocking back ... Listed as the starting tailback coming out of spring practice ... Carried the ball nine times for a game-high 46 yards and a touchdown in the Garnet and Black Spring Game.

2004 >> Durable back who rushed for 185 yards and one touchdown ... Also had seven receptions for 22 yards ... Enters his senior season with 1,010 career rushing yards and 10 rushing TDs, along with 24 receptions for 174 yards and one TD catch ... Can play both the tailback and fullback positions ... Played in all 11 games a year ago, with two starts -- vs. Troy and vs. Alabama ... Rushed for a season high 54 yards on eight carries (long run of 22 yards) vs. Kentucky ... Scored a rushing touchdown vs. Arkansas.

2003 >> Came on to develop into a quality SEC running back ... Durable runner who is an excellent blocker and who runs extremely hard between the tackles ... Team's leading rusher with 646 yards on 132 carries (4.9 average) ... Scored a team-leading seven rushing touchdowns ... Also had 12 catches for 129 yards ... Rushed for a career-high 123 yards on 18 carries in the win over Virginia ... Scored three TDs in the victory over Kentucky ... Also had touchdown runs vs. UVA, UAB, Tennessee and Ole Miss ... The 29-yard TD run against Ole Miss was one that made the national highlight reels ... What made it so unique was that Turman rolled over an Ole Miss defender, who had thought he had stopped Turman, only to have the sophomore back regain his balance and run the rest of the distance untouched into the end zone ... Played well in the win over Vanderbilt, with a game-high 94 yards rushing on 15 carries ... Earned SEC Player of the Week by College Football News.com for his performance against UVA ... Had three catches for 59 yards, including a season-best 47-yard reception, against UAB ... Appeared in all 12 games with seven starts ... Team's second leading scorer with 42 points.

2002 >> True freshman who had a solid rookie campaign ... Running back who saw action in all 12 games with two starts (vs. Georgia and Temple) ... Rushed for 179 yards on 35 carries (5.1 average) with two touchdowns ... Also had five catches for 23 yards and one TD ... Scored on a two-yard run in the season opener vs. New Mexico State ... Made his first career start against Temple and was on the receiving end of a one-yard TD pass from Corey Jenkins ... Rushed for 39 yards on six carries in the victory over the Owls ... Injured his shoulder during practice the week of the Vanderbilt game and was limited for two weeks ... Returned to action vs. LSU and looked impressive, rushing four times for a team-high 49 yards ... Carried the ball four times for 20 yards vs. Tennessee and also had one catch for nine yards vs. the Vols ... Scored his third touchdown of the season on a one-yard run against Florida ... Had a solid outing against the Gators, with 34 yards on the ground and one reception for six yards ... Had five carries for 24 yards in the season finale with Clemson ... Enrolled at USC in January, 2002 and went through spring practice ... In the Spring Game, he had eight carries for 34 yards ... Originally signed with USC in February of 2001, but spent one year at Hargrave Military Academy working on his academic standing.

2001 >> Originally signed with USC in February of 2001, but did not enroll until Jan. 2002 ... Spent one year at Hargrave Military Academy working on his academic standing.

HIGH SCHOOL >> Set the state of Georgia single-season rushing record in 2000 with 3,167 yards ... That mark surpassed the previous record set by former Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker in 1979 ... Named All-American in 2000 by Student Sports magazine ... Prepped at the same high school as former USC defensive end Dennis Quinn ... Also considered Georgia, North Carolina State and North Carolina ... Played for Coach Frank Vohun at Washington-Wilkes.

PERSONAL >> Born March 28, 1983 ... Majoring in hotel, restaurant, and tourism management.

 

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